Qian Cuicui's face was a mask of impatience. "What nonsense are you spouting, you wretched girl? Get your mother out here. Her father and I need to see her about something."
Back when Chi Yuanshan had yet to make his fortune, Qian Cuicui was never pleasant to Song Yinghe and Chi Wan. She was always criticizing Song Yinghe for her poor judgment and going on about how Chi Yuanshan was a good-for-nothing.
After Chi Yuanshan finally made something of himself, the old couple would only have their brief "moments of warmth" during the holidays when he gave them fat red envelopes, or whenever Song Yangming needed more "start-up capital" for a business.
In their own words, they had worked their fingers to the bone to raise Song Yinghe. Now that she, the older sister, was living a comfortable life, she was obligated to look after her brother—the one who could carry on the family line.
